bobbydazzla

The Ranger Rover was parked in Rising Sun park this afternoon.

From the vids looks like that lad started it most of it off, complete t***. Hopefully banned. I've heard different things as to how it happened. I don't know, I mean, I wasn't fighting. I'm not a hooligan. Darlo fans ran over and provoked the Newcastle fans. Apparently some steward (a women) got punched and then it escalated into that. I was near the front, got knocked over by all of the pushing and bundled onto the pitch. I got up, looked around to see where I was and then I got pushed into someone who I fell to the floor with and that's when the video picked it up. That lad I fell on top of got pulled away and the lad in the green top kicked me straight in the ribs. I'm a Newcastle fan and so was he, don't understand why he'd kick me for unless he thought I supported Darlington, or if I did something to anger him which I know I didn't as that was the first time I'd even seen the lad. I went back to my seat and kept myself away from any confrontations and stuff. I will be absolutely angered if I was to receive a ban, I don't feel like I've done anything wrong at all. (Obviously invading the pitch) but howay, so did everyone else. The second time though I couldn't help being knocked onto the field. I'd memorise that statement so you'll have no trouble reciting it when the bizzies boot your front door in and drag you out of bed by your nads at 5am.

I'd set my house on fire and stand in the street with my prized collection of mid 90s drum and bass records and watch the little weasel either a) burn to death or b) jump off the roof and die It's a win / win situation for me.

So you would have Llambias turn up mob-handed at pubs where fans are drinking and abuse them? Aye, that's exactly what I meant. And groups of fans can go round Del's house and paint a massive NUFC logo on his roof.

The blokes a cretin. The board have generated animosity through their arrogant and ignorant approach so now a large section of fans despise them. It just confirms what an utter wazzuck the bloke is if he thinks he can mingle with "ordinary" supporters and not get abuse. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"

Me and my pals like to get steaming on away trips but you can still behave with a bit of decency. Have regularly been ashamed by a small minority of utter c***s who follow NUFC. The low points being lads banging on the bus windows and making monkey noises at Villa locals when we were heading away from the ground and then seeing the same thing happen to random black people who had the misfortune to be stood at a tube station as we made our way to West Ham. And this was in 2008, not 1978. And the worst behaved tend to be scruffy charva wankstains in tracksuits and replica shirts rather than the Clone Island wannabe hooli's.

Spot on.

recent history suggests that if a bid has been made then he'll be gone at some point in the not too distant... can't see them missing the opportunity to get another high earner off the books and a pile of transfer cash in the back pocket. money first, football second.

or is Sports Direct a decent shop that sells great brands to people at bargain prices and you get value for money by going there or is Sports Direct a hellhole full of bargain basement tat and people only shop there because it's cheap and you think you're getting a bargain, but it's actually just gash

This. I'm not saying we're doing poor business in this tranfer window. We're buying actually good players for almost nothing. Sadly, by splashing virtually no cash, it seems to me that it's same old Mike Ashley. My thoughts exactly. He's running the club how he runs his other businesses with his market trader mentality. If it works then we've got a strong financial footing and a decent squad that cost very little and is on lower than average wages. If it doesn't work then it's the old case of penny wise, pound foolish. And ultimately football is a very different industry to flogging sportswear. What impresses me about Ashley is he's not afraid to back his judgement and make an unorthodox decision. He doesn't follow the crowd, he thinks things out for himself. At first, he got things wrong, but he's learned. At some stage since he bought the club, he must have asked why he was buying players for x millions when similar players could be available on a free or for fractions of the amount. Simple as that, really. All he's done is just apply his usual business methods to NUFC. Why bother selling decent sportswear brands in Lillywhites when you end up paying Nike, Adidas etc premium prices to stock their products ? Just buy yourself some sportswear companies that are available for very little (Lonsdale, Slazenger), stick the products in the shop at cheap prices, the masses flock to lap up the "bargains" and you make a massive profit for yourself. It makes financial sense but it's also a one dimensional / cheap & nasty approach. Personally I think given the history of NUFC's purchases under Shepherd we need to be more prudent and picking up players on the cheap is sensible, but to build a genuinely decent squad we'll also have to spend some money on decent, well researched signings who may cost more than £5m. And I'm not convinced Ashley is willing to do that going forward.

This. I'm not saying we're doing poor business in this tranfer window. We're buying actually good players for almost nothing. Sadly, by splashing virtually no cash, it seems to me that it's same old Mike Ashley. My thoughts exactly. He's running the club how he runs his other businesses with his market trader mentality. If it works then we've got a strong financial footing and a decent squad that cost very little and is on lower than average wages. If it doesn't work then it's the old case of penny wise, pound foolish. And ultimately football is a very different industry to flogging sportswear.

depends on how you view the signings: experienced players who have been vital to the positive dressing room atmosphere being sold or made available for sale and replaced by cheaper players who are unproven in England and some also have dodgy injury records. or older, overpaid players whose best years are behind them being replaced by younger, hungry talent who are being paid sensible wages and have something to prove in a new league.

I have know idea what he is saying. Newcastle bringing 3 players over for talks this weekend. His hotel is full so players staying at Marriott, will find out names on monday those blokes will get a bit miffed having to change hotels like. anyone been detailed to stake out ben arfa intternational airport ? pretty sure the club normally put players up at Jesmond Dene House don't they ? I think that might be the one I'm going to a wedding there today so could explain why there's no rooms available for players....

If we're on about how the squad will shape up then what's the thoughts on keepers ? I reckon Harper will be off, been very vocal to anyone who will listen about how he thinks his days are numbered. We going to have Krul starting and Forster on the bench ?

I have know idea what he is saying. Newcastle bringing 3 players over for talks this weekend. His hotel is full so players staying at Marriott, will find out names on monday those blokes will get a bit miffed having to change hotels like. anyone been detailed to stake out ben arfa intternational airport ? pretty sure the club normally put players up at Jesmond Dene House don't they ?

Carter USM were the first band I ever went to see live. Think it was 1992 / 93. It was ace.

It's a right load of nonsensical blather. You can tell it's the silly season. An as yet unidentified French footballer visits clothes shop in Newcastle and during conversation he says he's here discussing a possible move to NUFC. What's nonsensical about that ? I only posted it as I thought it might be Gevinho but I now know it wasn't him.

It's looking like the only option. It's doing both mine and my brother's head in not being able to work it out. If I find out it's that kid from Lens but his skin is actually darker than in the pics we've seen online then I'll be properly p*ssed off at how much time I've wasted....

Talk about being pedantic. In the post from 2007 I didn't say no-one knew about Smith signing, it was an update on what he said to my brother (the good friend) on how the negotiations were progressing well and that he was hoping to put pen to paper the following day. In the thread today I said I knew about Smith "before it was made public", which I intended to mean before the signing was confirmed by the club.

Yes, of course that happened. Yes it did smartarse. He was in my brothers shop, my brother was chatting to him as he showed him round, he asked him what he was doing over here and he said he was discussing a contract. Same happened when Smith signed. I knew about that before it was made public. I also knew Keegan was returning when his name wasn't in the frame. My brother made a load of money at the bookies on that one. But we both lost a few quid when Steve McLaren appeared in the shop when he was managing Twente and we were supposed to be interviewing for a new manager. I was confused that one says 'a good mate' and the other is 'my brother' It's my brother. I was probably just deliberately being vague about the source and shop name etc on the Smith thread.

Of course, could be anyone if true, but the fact of the French fixtures does make a lot of players eliminated particularly those guessed at so far. It's true. My first thought was that it was the kid from Lens but my brother checked his pic and said it definitely wasn't. Then I thought Gervinho but if he's still got the dreads it wasn't him. So we are trying to suss it out but it's obviously a little bit tricky given there's more than a handful of black, french players. My brother has been looking at the pics of most players we've been linked with that fit the bill and we've not spotted him yet. He was a similar skin colour to Tiote and had the build of a DM / CB. Apparantly he reminded him of Essien but unfortunately for us it definitely wasn't him. Which is a shame. Could be that LB cheikh m'bengue. google him and see if it is him. Have passed the name on to him so he can have a look. Although it's his lasses b'day today so I suspect she won't be letting him spend the day staring at pics of black blokes on the internet. It's doing our heads in not being able to work out who it is so if we can't suss it he's going to check the CCTV to see if there's a decent pic of the blokes face !

Yes, of course that happened. Yes it did smartarse. He was in my brothers shop, my brother was chatting to him as he showed him round, he asked him what he was doing over here and he said he was discussing a contract. Same happened when Smith signed. I knew about that before it was made public. I also knew Keegan was returning when his name wasn't in the frame. My brother made a load of money at the bookies on that one. But we both lost a few quid when Steve McLaren appeared in the shop when he was managing Twente and we were supposed to be interviewing for a new manager.

Someone already asked that, it's Jules B. Loads of the footballers shop there.

Of course, could be anyone if true, but the fact of the French fixtures does make a lot of players eliminated particularly those guessed at so far. It's true. My first thought was that it was the kid from Lens but my brother checked his pic and said it definitely wasn't. Then I thought Gervinho but if he's still got the dreads it wasn't him. So we are trying to suss it out but it's obviously a little bit tricky given there's more than a handful of black, french players. My brother has been looking at the pics of most players we've been linked with that fit the bill and we've not spotted him yet. He was a similar skin colour to Tiote and had the build of a DM / CB. Apparantly he reminded him of Essien but unfortunately for us it definitely wasn't him. Which is a shame.

Exactly. If Gervhino has had his hair cut then he might have been here y'day, which wouldn't be a surprise given the quotes in the press. And if he still has the dreads then some other french bloke was here to talk about a contract but at the moment I have no idea who it was.